The ancient, sunken forest that rises from a Welsh beach

Blue tears, a mosquito dome, and Minnesota bees. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. June 18, 2019 Ancient Sunken Forest Long before it was a sandy patch abutting Cardigan Bay, this beach near Borth, Wales, was grassland—and before that, thousands of years ago, a forest. Now, as storms and tides reveal ancient tree stumps rising out of the sand, visitors can stroll around the past. Read More → Blue Tears Fluorescent blue sparkles dancing along the Chinese coast of the East China Sea and around Taiwan’s Matsu Islands are believed to be caused by a microorganism associated with the red tide. New research is helping scientists understand just how these “blue tears” work. Read more → China Trip Giveaway We're giving away two spots on our upcoming China culinary trip! Join us—for free—as we sample Huaiyang, Buddhist, Cantonese, and other distinct cuisines, get hands-on experience in different culinary techniques, and host conversations with local chefs. Enter now → I just returned from a tour of the western states in which my visit to Wupatki and the associated Pueblo ruins was the crowning event… —TexArcana Join the conversation → Mosquito Dome Somewhere off the main road in the village of Soumousso in Burkina Faso is another village—built entirely for mosquitoes. For several years, researchers have been using it as a lab to test how a transgenic fungus biologically engineered with spider venom can kill mosquitoes carrying malaria. And it seems to have worked. Read more → Newfoundland and Labrador Iceberg Alley Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway off the coast of Newfoundland every year. Read more → Minnesota Bees The population of the rusty patched bumblebee has fallen nearly 90 percent over the past few decades. Now, in an effort to save the insect, Minnesota crowned the little creature its “state bee,” and will pay residents willing to install bee-friendly gardens. Read more → From our friends at History Prohibition Gay Culture Stonewall is often considered the beginning of forward progress in the gay rights movement. But more than 50 years earlier, Harlem’s famous drag balls were part of a flourishing, highly visible LGBTQ nightlife and culture that would be integrated into mainstream American life. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222